Sheldon Patinkin(1935–2014)

Sheldon Patinkin was born on August 27, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Sheldon Arthur Patinkin. He was a writer and producer, known for SCTV (1976), The Magician of Lublin (1979) and The Monitors (1969). He died on September 21, 2014 in Chicago. See full bio »

Personal Details

Other Works:

He directed the revue, "Puttin on the Ritz", at the National Jewish Theater in Chicago, Illinois, with Nancy Voigts in the cast. The crew included Jim Corti (choreographer) and Kingsley Day (musical director). See more
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Trivia:

He was chairman of the theater department at Columbia College Chicago. He was a founding member of the Playwrights Theatre Club, the 1950s group that spawned both the Compass Players and The Second City. He had a half-century association with Second City, where he remained an artistic consultant. He also worked with many other Chicago theaters, including the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. See more
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